Button



c. H. MILLER May 6, 1930.

BUTTON Filed Feb. 25, 1929 Illlllll INVENTOR.

Patented May 6, 1930 i UNITE- SliT'AT as: ATE fr: FFr:

CHARLES:H. MI LLER, .011 DETROIT; MICHIGAN.

BUTTON Application filed February 23, 1929.; Serial No. 342,062;

My invention relates to :a new: and; useful improvement: in a buttonivandthas .for its. Ob-f ject the provision "of. a button: which: may. be easily and quickly; attached. .to r and detached from. a garment.

Another object ofthe'invention is the provision of a button having attachingeme'ans wherebyzthe'button. may be easily and quickly attached. to a garment and'soa arranged and constructed that =theattaching means may be locked in position. i I

Another object of thednvention is thepro vision of a button having attachingme'ans of this class so arranged and'constructed as: to be simple of structure; 'economicalof manr. ufacture, durablev'and highly efficient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. I

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a modified; i. form of the invention.

In'thefform shown in Fig. l, thebutton 18 mayrbe' formed frommetal or molded fromac= rear'sidewith a recesssl9 into which a fold of the fabric upon which it is to be:-fas-:-- *tened is inserted. 2A socket QIcomrnnnicates with a recess 19 and is in alignmentwit-h the 1 passage 22 which communicates. theirecess .19. co withfa recess-23. This recesscommunicateswith a recess 24by a passage ..Aftertthe.t fabric is inserted in the recess'19sa fastening member 26, which isin thelnature ofa ping v is inserted down the passage 22'through1the fabric and into thesocket QL. Anangularly turned locking portion 2751's formed on the any-suitable material. :It is provided. onits 55 i The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by end of the'ipin26and adapted to be snapped into the passage 25.1 The surface-28iwhich forms;the"-bottom "of the zrecesses23l and: 24

is extended at right angles to the/axis of the a reference to the accompanying drawings pin 26 but :theL-angularly :turned portion 27 which form a part of this specification, and

is inclined to this-axis so that when it is in which, pressed into the passage or' groove-25; a 25 Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of the springing of the angularly turned portioninvention. 27 is effected, thus securely looking the pin Y 11 Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 in position and preventing its undud rotaof Fig. 1. tion from its 'axis The recess-24: is sufIi- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a central sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening device used with the invention.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevational view of a further modified form of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a central sectional view of the form shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a rear elevational view of a further modified form of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a central sectional view of the form shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is an elevational view of a further modified form of the inventian with parts broken away.

Fig. 11 is a view taken on line Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a side elevational view with parts broken away and parts shown in section of a further modified form of the inVen i cientlylarge to permit' the engagement ofa body behind the portion 27' when it is de sired to remove the but-tonfrom the garment 1 on whi'ch it is mounted.

In Fig. 4, I have 'shown a slightly modified-" form of the-invention in which a disc-29 is provided withia prong 3Oyhaving an eyelet form ed therein' and this prong may =-be pro-= jectedthrough; an opening- 31 formed in the garment 32, so that theprong 30' projectsinto therrecessi li). The pin 26 is then-projected. throughithejeyelet of the. prongdi)v so asitofli secure-the button on the garment 32.51;

In the form shown in Figs. ",6 and'7, I have" r provided the pinQtY with a knurled-head33 1 andnathreaded portion 34 so thatafternth'e pin v 26.. is projected through .the' fabric 01 through the prong 30,: thewsame. .mayigbe lockedin .positionby threading the part 34 into the recess formedin theabutment. itself?) In Fig. 8, I have illustrated thefinvention applied to a different type of button in' which a cut-away portion 35 serves to permit the passage of the fabric into the path of the pin 26.

In Fig. 10, I have illustrated the invention adapted for use as a safety pin. In this form a head 36 is connected by a wire 37 to a head 38, the head 36 having the recesses 23 and 24: connected by a suitable passage to accommodate the angularly turned portion 27 of the pin 26 which is adapted to engage in the socket 21 formed in the head 88.

In the form shown in Fig. 12, the head 36 is connected by the wire 37 to the head 38-and the pin 26 is provided with a knurled head 38 and a threaded portion 40 for threading into the head 36.

VVith a button or fastening device constructedin this manner, it is evident. that a secure fastening of the device in position on a garment may be effected without requiring any stitching or sewing. It is believed evident that a removal and replacement of the button may be easily and quickly effected.

In the form shown in Fig. 13. I have indicated a button forming plate 13 on which is mounted a block is in which are provided the recesses 45 and 4L6. A block A'Z'is mounted on the plate A l in which is formed a slot for reception of the endof the pin 26. This form of fastener lends itself particularly to its use on a badge or the like.

In the appended claims, the term button is used to indicate, where the terminology will permit, the spaced apart heads 36 and 38 as well as other suitable fastening devices to which the invention maybe utilized and the use of which would readily be suggested.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of, my invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise detail of structure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. A button of the class described having a recess formed in one of its faces communicating at one side with a socket and at the other side with a passage, said passage communieating with a recess on said face, said second mentioned recess communicating through a passage with another recess on said face; a pin projected through said first mentioned passage and engageable in said socket.

2. A button of theclass described having a recess formed in one of its faces communieating at one side with a socket and at the other side with a passage, said passage com municating with a recess, said second mentioned recess communicating through a passage with another recess; a pin projected through said first mentioned passage and en gageable in said socket; and means for locking said pin against removal from said passage.

3. A button of the class described having a recess formed in one of its faces communicating at one side with a socket and at the other side with a passage, said passage communicating with a recess, said second mentioned recess communicating through a passage with another recess; a pin projected through said first mentioned passage and engageable in said socket; an angularly turned portion on said pin adapted'for engaging in said second mentioned passage for locking said pin against removal from said first mentioned recess. 1

4. A button of the class described having a recess formed in one of'its faces communi eating at one side with a socket and at .the

other side with a passage,- said passage communlcatlng wlth a recess, said second mentioned recess communicating through a passage with another recess ;v a pin projected through said first mentioned passage and engageable in said socket; an angularly turned 

